Speakers

Matthew C. Halteman

“Hungry Beautiful Animals: The Joyful Case for Going Vegan.”

Mat Halteman is professor of philosophy at Calvin University, MI, and fellow in the Oxford Centre for Animal Ethics, UK. In addition to being the author of Hungry Beautiful Animals,: The Joyful Case for Going Vegan, he is also the co-editor of Philosophy Comes to Dinner: Arguments about the Ethics of Eating.

Amanda Cardella DO

“Visceral Fat, Fiber, GLP-1 Medications: What’s the Plant-Based connection?”

Dr. Cardella completed medical school and family medicine residency at Rowan University School of Osteopathic Medicine. She is board certified in Family Medicine, with a special interest in Lifestyle, Obesity and Culinary Medicine. In May 2024 she opened her own practice in Topsham – Aegle Radiant Health. Dr. Cardella’s mission is to help her patients achieve their health goals through a personalized approach that contains lifestyle change, plant-predominant nutrition, exercise, and medication, if needed.

Tim Holland

“The Joy of Vegan Cheese and Meat Making.”

Tim Holland is the founder of Midcoast Vegan in Brunswick, Maine. Midcoast Vegan specializes in fermented and cultured plant-based cheeses, seitan based meats and a rotating selection of ready to eat foods.